Hip Implant Lawsuit Alleges Stryker Negligence

San Diego, Calif., September 9, 2017 – Stryker, one of the largest and most popularly used hip implant manufacturers, is facing some potentially major product liability legal problems surrounding one of their metal-on-metal hip replacement system. This isn’t the first time, however, that their metal hip implant systems have been pulled from the market for putting patients at risk. In 2012, they recalled two other hip systems—the Stryker Rejuvenate Hip and the Stryker ABG Hip. They quickly became inundated with lawsuits from former patients claiming that the Stryker hip they had implanted had caused serious complications (metal poisoning, dislocations, catastrophic failure, etc.) leading to injury and typically a revision surgery.

Hip Replacement Claim Evaluation

Step 1 of 3

33%

Which Hip is causing your complications?*

What year was your initial implant surgery?*

Please enter a number from 1980 to 2017.

Did you have any follow-up surgeries on your Hip?*

Yes

No

Briefly describe what happened:*

Name*

FirstLast

Email*

Phone Number (your best contact number please)*

I agree to the Privacy Policy and acknowledge that submitting this form does not create a confidential attorney-client relationship and that my information may be shared with associates.

Stryker may be back in the hot seat. On August 29, 2016, they issued an urgent warning to medical device implant orthopedic surgeons that hip implant patients were experiencing extremely high failure rates of prosthetics containing their LFIT (Low Friction Ion Treatment) V40 femoral head. Stryker explained that “higher than expected complaints of taper lock failure” has been occurring which could lead to a complete dissociation of the femoral head from the hip stem, excessive metal debris in the hip joint and dangerous metal poisoning in hip replacement patients.
Stryker may now face negligence claims for failing to warn physicians and patients many years earlier when recalling their Rejuvenate and ABG hip implants, which included the LFIT V40. when Many patients have already been injured—some experiencing catastrophic hip implant failure.

Stryker hip replacement lawsuit

Background on the LFIT V40 Femoral Head

Artificial hip implant systems consist of several parts that work together to create the “hip system”. These parts generally include a:

Femoral head

Femoral stem

Femoral neck

Liner

Acetabular socket

The LFIT V40 is the femoral head component used in many of the Stryker hip implants and can be better understood as the part that replaces the “ball” at topmost part of the femur or upper thigh bone. The ball then fits inside the socket of the pelvis bone which makes hip joint rotation possible.

The Stryker LFIT V40 Femoral Heads are used with the following replacement hip implant systems used over the past 17 years:

Stryker Citation Hip System (January 2000 and later)

Stryker Meridian Hip System (January 2000 and later)

Stryker Accolade 1 or Accolade TMZF Hip System (March 2000 and later )

Stryker Rejuvenate Hip System (December 2008 and later)

Stryker ABG 2 Hip System (November 2009 and later)

Stryker Accolade 2 Hip System (March 2012 and later)

Of course, the LFIT V40 Femoral Head was designed to make the replacement hip implant more advanced than their previous models and competitors’ hips. Stryker claimed, in fact, that this design would minimize the risk of dislocation and maximize hip range of motion and stability. They also explained that the “Low Friction Ion Treatment” technology would significantly reduced friction in the hip joint which would provide a longer lifespan for the prosthetic hip. Unfortunately, actual real life case studies proved the opposite: the LFIT technology was actually becoming part of the problem by increasing the metal on metal wear and tear leading to metallosis, tissue damage, pain, swelling, immobility, and catastrophic hip implant failure.

Contact Schmidt National Law Group today for a free case evaluation by calling 1-800-631-5656 or use the form at the bottom of this article.

Free Case Evaluation

Get Expert Legal Help Now

I agree to the Privacy Policy and acknowledge that submitting this form does not create a confidential attorney-client relationship and that my information may be shared with associates.

Name

This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

NationalInjuryAdvocates.com is sponsored by Schmidt National Law Group. Martin Schmidt (9191 Towne Centre Dr #510, San Diego, CA 92122) is licensed to practice law in California and Kentucky, but associates with attorneys throughout the country. While this firm maintains joint responsibility, many of these types of cases are referred to other attorneys for principal responsibility. Not available in all states. WY: The Wyoming State Bar does not certify any lawyer as a specialist or expert. Anyone considering a lawyer should not rely upon advertisements or self-proclaimed expertise, and independently investigate the lawyer’s credentials and ability. The hiring of a lawyer is a very important decision that should not be based solely upon advertisements. Before you decide, ask us to send you free written information about our qualifications and experience. No representation is made that the quality of the legal services to be performed is greater than the quality of legal services performed by other lawyers.

Drew Taylor is who I spoke to and I was extremely inpressed and he really made me feels as if him and Schmidt National Law Group could really help me against Bayer pharmaceutical, and there knowingly selling medical devices they know could be very
Dangerous and even lethal to people. You go to your Dr's for help and trust your in good hands when really most people would probably be better off not having anything
Surgically placed inside our bodies for whatever reason.Bayer is making Millions selling faulty and dangerous devices to Dr's and I really think they need to be held accountable. So I believe Schmidt National Law Group can help In the fight to see that they are. Thanks Schmidt National Law Group and Thank you Drew Taylor for listening to what i Needed to say .

I truly procrastinated with contacting them in return and they did a great job of handling my case. Note: one person was a bit snarkey with me but as he dutifully pointed out it was my own fault for waiting. I would recommend this group to anyone that needs a case worked on their behalf.

I Talked to Traci on the phone about a lawsuit and she was so kind and walked me through filing a claim and made me feel comfortable about explaining medical issues I am having. She is very compassionate and was quick with emailing the forms I needed to sign.

The Schmidt National Law Group was efficient, quick, and thourough. Moreover, the gentleman who processed my information was pleasant and fun to talk with during the process of locking in my claim with them. They did not call "out of the blue". In other words, the representative fully disclosed who they were and why they were calling. More strikingly, the agent was able to answer questions that I had,and, most importantly, the agent answered questions before I asked them and questions that would have occurred to me long after the telephone call ended. Yes, I am elated
when I engage in business with companies that are comfortable and pleasant talking through the telephone to me, and I am over joyed when they demonstrate seriousness and truthfulness and specifics while I was talking with a serious yet happy agent. These type telephone calls are very few in number whether you are talking to an insurance agent, to an internet provider, and to a relative. Schmidt National Law Group is a fantastic and beneficial company to work with if you are seeking an end to whatever issue afficts your being. THANK YOU